After taking a Master's in TESOL at the University of Alabama in 1993, I taught classroom English at an intensive English institute in Florida for a year. I then began designing and teaching personalized intensives (face to face) until a worldwide economic downturn resulted in a dwindling number of learners traveling to the US. In 1999, I took a certificate in online teaching of English (COLTE) as a member of the charter online class taught from London by NetLearn Languages, with students from the US, the UAE, the Ukraine, and Germany. Since then, I have taught and coached conversational English online with individuals and groups of various sizes. More about me at www.EnglishCoachUSA.info